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Fairfield

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That was definitely the most unsuitable and impractical colour scheme for her.Luckily,Cunard had a change of heart and gave her the dark hull again.Then she looked like a real Cunarder.Was lucky enough to sail to New York on her on her first trip in "true" Cunard colours.
 

Ngaio 62

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second Steve's post. I saw her come into Wellington in 1983 in that col scheme.
She did look good back in black esp. with her traditional Cunard funnel livery.

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Waltonian

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This was the post Falklands livery, grey actually. Known as "Mathews Folly" as it was ordered on the whim of Lord Mathews, then Cunard chairman. Every time a tug nosed onto the hull some of the grey paint came off, giving QE2's hull a measles affect. It was soon changed.

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lasuvidaboy

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That must be one of the few images of her w/the grey hull where it's not covered in rust streaks.
 

cockerhoop

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was surprised when i went aboard during the 2000 open golf tour, how not black the hull was in its normall colour, more a very dark bluey grey
 

CliveH

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Her hull never was black. It was what they described as being Federal Grey.

Clive
 

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